International Dark Sky Week Resources

International Dark Sky Week draws attention to the widespread environmental impacts of light pollution and promotes simple solutions to solve it. Learn more about International Dark Sky Week.

In order to help you spread the word about light pollution, we’ve put together the following resources for you. Check back regularly, as we’ll be adding more.

Light Pollution Solution Postcard

Everybody can do something to stop light pollution and now we have a postcard explaining exactly what YOU can do! The front has our Dark Sky Week logo and the back has colorful infographics giving people simple solutions to help protect the night sky.

Light Pollution Wastes Energy Infographic

IDA has created a captivating infographic that breaks down the data on the amount of energy and money wasted due to bad lighting in an easy-to-understand manner. Share this image on social media, via email or download and print them out to distribute at your next event.

Sample Dark Sky Week Press Release

Traveling Pop-Up Displays

You can check out one or all of our six traveling pop-up displays. They’re easy to assemble and come in six different themes: “Heritage of Our Night Sky,” “Light Pollution and Wildlife,” “Artificial Light at Night and Human Health,” “Lighting and Energy Waste,” “Lighting and Safety,” and “Solutions.” We ship our ever-popular pop-up displays to you for free and only ask that you pay the return postage when shipping them back.

We also provide high-resolution PDFs of the displays to download for free, so you can have them printed as displays or posters at Vista Print or Overnight Prints.

IDA Rack Card

Our IDA rack card is a 4” x 9,” one-sheet informational resource that can be placed in high-foot-traffic areas, such as libraries, community centers and bookstores. If you know of places in your community where our rack cards would be appropriate, then please be sure to download the high-resolution PFD for printing or request copies to be sent to you.